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ArticleGlobal spine journal2026

Response to the Letter to the Editor for Surgical Site Infection, Microbiology, and Antibiotic Utilization After Posterior Cervical Spinal Decompression and Fusion: A 10-Year Experience.

Benjamin J Carnovale, Samuel H Wakelin, Nicole Don, Ayesha Akbar Waheed, Regan M Shanahan, Samuel Adida, Victoria Crall, Karin Byers, Hansen Deng, D Kojo Hamilton and 1 more

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Article in Global spine journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Benjamin J CarnovaleDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3870-8907
Samuel H WakelinDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6766-0340
Nicole DonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Ayesha Akbar WaheedDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Regan M ShanahanDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Samuel AdidaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Victoria CrallDepartment of Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Karin ByersDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Hansen DengDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA, USA.
D Kojo HamiltonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Nitin AgarwalDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0256-3897

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID42808149
PMCPMC13624189

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